What font does risd.edu use?

risd.edu’s website uses four typefaces: RISD Sans (headings and body text), self-hosted; RISD Serif Complete, self-hosted; RISD Serif SemiComplete, self-hosted; RISD Serif Incomplete, self-hosted.

What are risd.edu’s brand colours?

The main colours on risd.edu are Deep Royal Blue (#2453FF), Red (#EC0909), Light Royal Blue (#0D6EFD), Steel Blue (#007AFF), Medium Violet Red (#D63384) and Crimson (#DC3545).

What colour is risd.edu’s text and background?

Body text is #121212 on a #FFFFFF background.

Where is risd.edu’s logo from?

The logo shown in this guide was found on risd.edu’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check risd.edu’s own brand or press page.

Is this risd.edu’s official style guide?

No. SiteStyleGuide made it from risd.edu’s public web pages on 27 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with risd.edu. Members can refresh a guide after 90 days to pick up changes.

risd.edu Style Guide: Colours, Fonts & Logo

Identity & metadata

What browsers, search engines and social cards show before anyone reaches the page, from the homepage’s <head>.

Title &
description

Page title: Rhode Island School of Design; ● 29 / 60 characters
Meta description: Founded in 1877, RISD is one of the first art and design schools in the US. Our students engage in rigorous, studio-based learning and liberal arts studies.; ● 156 / 160 characters
Language: en

In search results

risd.eduhttps://www.risd.edu/

Rhode Island School of Design

Founded in 1877, RISD is one of the first art and design schools in the US. Our students engage in rigorous, studio-based learning and liberal arts studies.

When shared

risd.edu

Rhode Island School of Design

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Logo & favicons

Found as: SVG in the header. SVG, 675 × 675.

Logo

On white

On black

On Deep Royal Blue

Favicons

5 found

192 px · PNG icon
180 px · PNG apple-touch-icon
48 px · ICO icon
32 px · PNG icon
16 px · PNG icon

Rhode Island School of Design

Light browser tab

Rhode Island School of Design

Dark browser tab

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Colour

Read from the site’s stylesheets and weighted by where each colour is used. Names are the nearest standard colour name. Click a swatch to copy its hex code.

Contrast is against the site’s text colour (#121212) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used

White 43.1%
Deep Royal Blue 29.6%
Near Black 16.8%
Black 3.9%
Light Grey 1.8%
Red 1.4%
Light Royal Blue 0.6%
Steel Blue 0.5%
Medium Violet Red 0.4%
Crimson 0.4%
Gold 0.4%
Sea Green 0.4%
Sky Blue 0.4%

By how often each colour appears in the site’s CSS, weighted by where (body, headings, buttons), not by area on the screen.

Neutrals

Text, backgrounds and structure

White

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 0

On text
18.73:1 AAA

On white
—

Text, background, border · .link--cta.link--light:not(.link--featured), .mega-menu .mega-menu__featured-cards .title a
Near Black

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 93

On text
—

On white
18.73:1 AAA

Text, border, background · .link--cta.link--dark, html
Black

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 100

On text
1.12:1 Fail

On white
21.00:1 AAA

Background, border · footer, .footer-contact
Light Grey

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 29

On text
9.14:1 AAA

On white
2.05:1 Fail

Text, border, background · .message--warning, .risd-custom-entity-moderation:before

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first

Deep Royal Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
86 67 0 0

On text
3.35:1 AA large

On white
5.59:1 AA

Text, background, border · .link--cta:not(.link--featured), .link--cta.link--light:not(.link--featured)
Red

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 96 96 7

On text
4.11:1 AA large

On white
4.56:1 AA

Background, text, border · .message--error, .bg-danger
Light Royal Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
95 57 0 1

On text
4.16:1 AA large

On white
4.50:1 AA

Used · --bs-blue, --bs-primary
Steel Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
100 52 0 0

On text
4.66:1 AA

On white
4.02:1 AA large

Background, text, border · --swiper-theme-color, .swiper-pagination-bullet-active
Medium Violet Red

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 76 38 16

On text
4.16:1 AA large

On white
4.50:1 AA

Used · --bs-pink, --bs-code-color
Crimson

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 76 69 14

On text
4.14:1 AA large

On white
4.53:1 AA

Used · --bs-red, --bs-danger
Gold

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 24 97 0

On text
11.49:1 AAA

On white
1.63:1 Fail

Used · --bs-yellow, --bs-warning
Sea Green

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
81 0 38 47

On text
4.13:1 AA large

On white
4.53:1 AA

Used · --bs-green, --bs-success
Sky Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
95 16 0 6

On text
9.57:1 AAA

On white
1.96:1 Fail

Used · --bs-cyan, --bs-info

Gradients

linear-gradient(to left,rgba(0,0,0,.5),rgba(0,0,0,0))
linear-gradient(to right,rgba(0,0,0,.5),rgba(0,0,0,0))

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Typography

Faces from Google Fonts are shown in the real thing. Others are licensed to the site, so they show in your device’s copy if you have one, or a stand-in if not.

RISD Sans

Aa 100 Aa 700

RISD Sans

Self-hosted · weights 100, 300, 400, 700 · headings, body, buttons · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 100 Aa 400

RISD Serif Complete

Self-hosted · weights 100, 300, 400 · headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 100 Aa 700

RISD Serif SemiComplete

Self-hosted · weights 100, 300, 400, 700 · headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 100

RISD Serif Incomplete

Self-hosted · weights 100 · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789 ! ? & @ % $ – ’ “ ”

Type scale

From the site’s CSS

Heading 1 clamp(2.25rem,-0.109rem + 11.795vi,8rem) · 128 px / clamp(2.625rem,2.266rem + 1.795vi,3.5rem) weight 300 · RISD Serif Complete

risd.edu

Heading 2 clamp(1.5rem,0.269rem + 6.154vi,4.5rem) · 72 px / clamp(2rem,0.588rem + 7.059vi,5rem) weight 300 · RISD Serif Complete

Rhode Island School of Design

Heading 3 clamp(1rem,0.059rem + 4.706vi,3rem) · 48 px / clamp(1.5rem,0.559rem + 4.706vi,3.5rem) weight 300 · RISD Serif Complete

Rhode Island School of Design

Heading 4 clamp(0.875rem,0.228rem + 3.235vi,2.25rem) · 36 px / clamp(2rem,1.744rem + 1.282vi,2.625rem) weight 300 · RISD Serif Complete

Rhode Island School of Design

Heading 5 clamp(0.75rem,0.397rem + 1.765vi,1.5rem) · 24 px / clamp(1rem,0.59rem + 2.051vi,2rem) weight 300 · RISD Serif Complete

Rhode Island School of Design

Heading 6 16px weight 100 · RISD Serif Complete

Rhode Island School of Design

Paragraph 16px / 135%

Founded in 1877, RISD is one of the first art and design schools in the US. Our students engage in rigorous, studio-based learning and libe…

Small 80%

Founded in 1877, RISD is one of the first art and design schools in the US. Our students engage in rigorous, studio-based learning and libe…

Button 100% / 115% none

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Link 48px / 1.1 weight 300 · uppercase · RISD Serif Complete

Sizes in use

Most common across the site

72pxline clamp(2rem,0.588rem + 7.059vi,5rem) · 5 rules
48pxline 115% · 7 rules
40pxline 115% · 3 rules
36pxline 1 · 5 rules
30pxline 1.3 · 5 rules
22pxline 135% · 31 rules
16pxline 135% · 55 rules
13pxline 135% · 12 rules

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Elements

The main button and link as the site’s CSS draws them, and the corner radii and shadows it uses most.

Elements

Button

Get started

.cookie-banner__cta button · #2453FF

Corner radius

50% · 8×
8px · 2×
5px · 2×
10px · 2×
20px · 2×
7px · 1×

Shadows

0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0)
0 0.25em 0.5em 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1)
0 2px 6px 0
0 2px 6px 0 rgba(34,35,48,.1)

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Layout

Breakpoints from the site’s media queries and the widths its content is held to, with how often each appears.

Grid

Breakpoints

576

600

768

992

1199

1200

1400

1540

On a scale of 0 to 1540 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1320 px

1140 px

960 px

720 px

540 px

300 px

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Notes

Plain checks on what was found. Worth fixing if you look after this site.

Notes

● FineThe title is 29 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.
▲ CheckThe favicon is dark on a see-through background, so it nearly disappears on dark browser tabs.

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Questions

Quick answers, from the same capture as the rest of this guide.

Questions

What font does risd.edu use?: risd.edu’s website uses four typefaces: RISD Sans (headings and body text), self-hosted; RISD Serif Complete, self-hosted; RISD Serif SemiComplete, self-hosted; RISD Serif Incomplete, self-hosted.
What are risd.edu’s brand colours?: The main colours on risd.edu are Deep Royal Blue (#2453FF), Red (#EC0909), Light Royal Blue (#0D6EFD), Steel Blue (#007AFF), Medium Violet Red (#D63384) and Crimson (#DC3545).
What colour is risd.edu’s text and background?: Body text is #121212 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is risd.edu’s logo from?: The logo shown in this guide was found on risd.edu’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check risd.edu’s own brand or press page.
Is this risd.edu’s official style guide?: No. SiteStyleGuide made it from risd.edu’s public web pages on 27 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with risd.edu. Members can refresh a guide after 90 days to pick up changes.

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Design tokens

Everything above as CSS variables, ready to paste into a project. Members can download the tokens as files for Figma (Tokens Studio), Style Dictionary and Tailwind.

Tokens

risd-edu-tokens.css

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/* risd.edu design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/risd.edu) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #121212;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-near-black: #121212;
  --colour-black: #000000;
  --colour-light-grey: #B5B5B5;
  --colour-deep-royal-blue: #2453FF;
  --colour-red: #EC0909;
  --colour-light-royal-blue: #0D6EFD;
  --colour-steel-blue: #007AFF;
  --colour-medium-violet-red: #D63384;
  --colour-crimson: #DC3545;
  --colour-gold: #FFC107;
  --colour-sea-green: #198754;
  --colour-sky-blue: #0DCAF0;
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(to left,rgba(0,0,0,.5),rgba(0,0,0,0));
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(to right,rgba(0,0,0,.5),rgba(0,0,0,0));

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'RISD Sans', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'RISD Sans', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-buttons: 'RISD Sans', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-other: 'RISD Serif Incomplete', 'Georgia', serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: clamp(2.25rem,-0.109rem + 11.795vi,8rem);
  --leading-h1: clamp(2.625rem,2.266rem + 1.795vi,3.5rem);
  --text-h2: clamp(1.5rem,0.269rem + 6.154vi,4.5rem);
  --leading-h2: clamp(2rem,0.588rem + 7.059vi,5rem);
  --text-h3: clamp(1rem,0.059rem + 4.706vi,3rem);
  --leading-h3: clamp(1.5rem,0.559rem + 4.706vi,3.5rem);
  --text-h4: clamp(0.875rem,0.228rem + 3.235vi,2.25rem);
  --leading-h4: clamp(2rem,1.744rem + 1.282vi,2.625rem);
  --text-h5: clamp(0.75rem,0.397rem + 1.765vi,1.5rem);
  --leading-h5: clamp(1rem,0.59rem + 2.051vi,2rem);
  --text-h6: 16px;
  --text-p: 16px;
  --leading-p: 135%;
  --text-small: 80%;
  --text-button: 100%;
  --leading-button: 115%;
  --text-a: 48px;
  --leading-a: 1.1;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 50%;
  --radius-2: 8px;
  --radius-3: 5px;
  --radius-4: 10px;
  --radius-5: 20px;
  --radius-6: 7px;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 576px;
  --breakpoint-2: 600px;
  --breakpoint-3: 768px;
  --breakpoint-4: 992px;
  --breakpoint-5: 1199px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1200px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1400px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1540px;
  --max-width-1: 1320px;
  --max-width-2: 1140px;
  --max-width-3: 960px;
  --max-width-4: 720px;
  --max-width-5: 540px;
  --max-width-6: 300px;
}

{
    "site": "risd.edu",
    "source": "https://sitestyleguide.com/risd.edu",
    "text": "#121212",
    "background": "#FFFFFF",
    "colours": [
        {
            "name": "White",
            "hex": "#FFFFFF",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                255,
                255
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Near Black",
            "hex": "#121212",
            "rgb": [
                18,
                18,
                18
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Black",
            "hex": "#000000",
            "rgb": [
                0,
                0,
                0
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Light Grey",
            "hex": "#B5B5B5",
            "rgb": [
                181,
                181,
                181
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Deep Royal Blue",
            "hex": "#2453FF",
            "rgb": [
                36,
                83,
                255
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Red",
            "hex": "#EC0909",
            "rgb": [
                236,
                9,
                9
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Light Royal Blue",
            "hex": "#0D6EFD",
            "rgb": [
                13,
                110,
                253
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Steel Blue",
            "hex": "#007AFF",
            "rgb": [
                0,
                122,
                255
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Medium Violet Red",
            "hex": "#D63384",
            "rgb": [
                214,
                51,
                132
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Crimson",
            "hex": "#DC3545",
            "rgb": [
                220,
                53,
                69
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Gold",
            "hex": "#FFC107",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                193,
                7
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Sea Green",
            "hex": "#198754",
            "rgb": [
                25,
                135,
                84
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Sky Blue",
            "hex": "#0DCAF0",
            "rgb": [
                13,
                202,
                240
            ]
        }
    ],
    "fonts": [
        {
            "name": "RISD Sans",
            "stack": "\"RISD Sans\", \"Helvetica\", \"Arial\", sans-serif",
            "weights": [
                100,
                300,
                400,
                700
            ],
            "source": "Self-hosted"
        },
        {
            "name": "RISD Serif Complete",
            "stack": "\"RISD Serif Complete\", \"Georgia\", serif",
            "weights": [
                100,
                300,
                400
            ],
            "source": "Self-hosted"
        },
        {
            "name": "RISD Serif SemiComplete",
            "stack": "\"RISD Serif SemiComplete\", \"Georgia\", serif",
            "weights": [
                100,
                300,
                400,
                700
            ],
            "source": "Self-hosted"
        },
        {
            "name": "RISD Serif Incomplete",
            "stack": "\"RISD Serif Incomplete\", \"Georgia\", serif",
            "weights": [
                100
            ],
            "source": "Self-hosted"
        }
    ]
}

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risd.edustyle guide

Title &
description

Logo

Favicons

Colour

Balance

Neutrals

White

Near Black

Black

Light Grey

Colours

Deep Royal Blue

Red

Light Royal Blue

Steel Blue

Medium Violet Red

Crimson

Gold

Sea Green

Sky Blue

Gradients

RISD Sans

Type scale

Sizes in use

Elements

Grid

Notes

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Title &description

Logo

Favicons

Colour

Balance

Neutrals

White

Near Black

Black

Light Grey

Colours

Deep Royal Blue

Red

Light Royal Blue

Steel Blue

Medium Violet Red

Crimson

Gold

Sea Green

Sky Blue

Gradients

RISD Sans

Type scale

Sizes in use

Elements

Grid

Notes

Questions

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